Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 359 Twin Magatama Break Through the Saint Rank

The lava tunnels deep within Mount Fuji emitted a sulfurous aura. Two ten-zhang-tall Saint-level beasts lay prostrate at Li Xiang's feet—the Blazing Earth Core Python on the left, its scales gleaming with molten gold, dripping lava with each flick of its tongue; the Mystic Ice Crystal Beast on the right, its body sculpted from ice crystals, its hexagonal pupils reflecting an extremely cold, eerie light. The tens of thousands of beasts below the Saint level that they led roared outside the base, causing cherry blossoms to fall from the mountain walls.

These are the two Saint-level exotic beasts that Li Xiang recently tamed for Chiba Yukio. He carefully selected them and formed a soul contract with them using the "Beast Taming - Azure Scale Guide," ordering them to guard Mount Fuji and protect Chiba Yukio and her daughter.

Not long ago, he and Chiba Yukio practiced together, which brought Chiba Yukio to the twenty-second level. Chiba Yukio had just broken through and her realm was unstable, so she went into seclusion to consolidate it.

Meanwhile, Li Xiang was training the two Saint-level spirit beasts, imparting more knowledge to them, and teaching them how to faithfully perform their duties and protect the base.

Since the sinking of a large island, Japan has been in extreme chaos, with strange beasts running rampant. Of the original fifty-odd underground cities, only thirty-odd remain.

However, Chiba Yukio's base was small and had few people, but their strength was high, so they had not been attacked much. But Li Xiang had already subdued spirit beasts to guard Eileen's side, so he couldn't be biased towards one side and arranged two beast armies here as well.

Chiba Yukio's base was built like a paradise, no, a cherry blossom paradise. The base, located in the mountainside, was filled with transplanted cherry blossom trees, most of which had survived. Those that did not survive were dug up and replaced with new saplings.

Chiba Asahi walked barefoot through the fallen cherry blossoms, her fiery red kimono fluttering under the spiritual pressure. Her black hair was tied in a high ponytail, the ends adorned with flame-colored tassels. A crimson magatama adorned her snow-white neck, and her bare legs shimmered with a coral-colored glow amidst the surging spiritual energy. To her right, Chiba Yuugiri wore a waist-length hee-cut hairstyle, her snow-white hunting robe embellished with dark, icy patterns. Fine frost clung to her eyelashes, which trembled slightly, and her cold, jade-like fingers unconsciously twisted the tassels of the gen-yin magatama at her waist.

"Godfather, we've reached the peak of the eighteenth level! Aren't we amazing?"

"Impressive!" Li Xiang gave a thumbs up in praise. The twin jade pendants were indeed exceptionally talented, especially after the apocalypse. With the abundance of extraordinary particles, they no longer needed Li Xiang to provide them with spiritual medicine. Relying solely on their own efforts, they reached the eighteenth level and were ready to reach the Saint Realm.

Hearing Li Xiang's praise, the twin jade pendants beamed with joy and said in unison, "Father, we want to break through to the Saint Rank, will you protect us?"

Li Xiang nodded and said, "Then let's begin."

He waved his hand, driving away the two spirit beasts, who breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly fled.

The twin jade pendants then sat cross-legged on either side of Li Xiang and began to cultivate diligently, preparing to break through the barrier.

At first, everything went smoothly. However, because they were "interconnected" and "shared their senses," they suddenly encountered danger and energy imbalance when breaking through to the Saint rank.

This is also why they sought Li Xiang's help to protect the Dharma.

Li Xiang knew their situation inside and out, because he had helped them suppress it more than once since they were young. Li Xiang had an earth-attribute constitution, which was virtuous and could bear great things. The spiritual power in the twin jade bodies, one ice and one fire, came from the extreme yin and extreme yang energies deep in the earth veins. Li Xiang's earth attribute served as the yin and yang medium between the two women, helping them regulate their turbulent spiritual power just right.

"Father's hands... are so hot." Yugiri suddenly groaned softly, as Li Xiang's hand, pressed against her back, glowed with golden light. The collars of their kimonos slipped down half an inch, revealing their alabaster-like shoulder blades—their skin, like morning dew, revealed veins of lava, while Yugiri's spine was adorned with icy crystal patterns. The instant Li Xiang's spiritual power flowed in, the ice and fire spiritual energies collided violently within the girl's body, shattering three layers of her kimono. The falling fragments of silk were vaporized into mist before they even hit the ground.

Chaolu suddenly flipped over and grabbed Li Xiang's wrist, the cinnabar mole at the corner of her eye shining brightly: "Mom said that during dual cultivation, spiritual energy will coil into a spiral." She guided Li Xiang's hand to her chest, and the Crimson Sun Jade suddenly burst forth with a red light like a solar prominence. Xiwu bit her lower lip and pressed her forehead against the back of Li Xiang's neck, the cold current surging from the Profound Yin Jade climbing up his spine and condensing into frost flowers on Li Xiang's clothes.

The lake at the center of the earth suddenly boiled like a furnace, then instantly froze into a mirror. The reflections of the three girls shattered and reformed amidst the interplay of ice and fire. Morning Dew's fiery red hair ribbon transformed into a golden raging fire, while Evening Mist's ice crystal hairpin burst into a swarm of Xuanming butterflies. As Li Xiang's dragon spine erupted with dazzling golden light, the lake surface exploded with a myriad of rays of light—boiling crimson waves and shattered ice crystals condensed in the air into a Tai Chi totem, enveloping the girls' delicate cries in a vortex of spiritual energy.

"Father's dragon spine...is devouring our very essence?" Yuuki gasped, clutching the floating ice silk, only to see Asahi smile and press her lips to Li Xiang's ear: "It's resonance~"

Her snow-white feet stirred up waves, and the entire lake instantly transformed into a shimmering golden whirlpool.

The ice lotus blooming from Xiwu's fingertips and the flame pulsating in Zhaolu's palm simultaneously entered Li Xiang's body, and the two spiritual energies of ice and fire merged within Li Xiang's body...

……

Springtime beauty was boundless overnight.

After accumulating experience during this period, and stimulated by the twin jade pendants, Li Xiang's cultivation level improved further, reaching a new level of twenty-seven.

When he finished consolidating his cultivation and opened his eyes, Chaolu was drawing twin lotus flowers on Xiwu's collarbone with molten gold leaf. The latter slapped her sister's hand away in embarrassment and annoyance: "Last night, Godfather clearly said he would balance the spiritual energy, but he still showed you more favoritism..."

"But the balance point will shift, you know~" Asahi licked her fingertips and leaped out of the water, the wet hem of her kimono revealing her golden-tinged leg rings. "Hey, godfather, next time you break through to the godhood..."

Li Xiang draped his black outer robe over the two girls, while the distant roar of the Fiery Earth Serpent echoed from the mountain peak. Chao Lu chuckled as she played with the newly awakened "Fiery Sky Robe" Saint-rank Great Inscription: "Time to feed our new pets."

Xi Wu also broke through to the Saint rank. She condensed the Saint rank inscription "Mysterious Nether Ice Soul" at her fingertips, and lowered her eyes to tie Li Xiang's clothes into a love knot. Ice crystals and flames merged perfectly in the knot.

...When Li Xiang arrived in North America, he passed through Los Santos. He concealed his aura, used earth magic to enter the city, and disguised himself to investigate.

As the second wave of beast tides is sweeping the globe, and Los Santos is frequently attacked by the beast army, Su Xuanji and the others have postponed their plans against Li Xiang.

Because they can't compare to Li Xiang, who can move freely and quickly around the world.

The journey from Los Santos to Dungeon 03 is extremely long. Even flying at Mach 1, without any delays, it would take over ten hours. These people are also visiting Earth for the first time, unfamiliar with the area, and without navigation, the journey would take even longer. If they leave, the dungeon will most likely fall to the alien beasts, and they will lose the base they have painstakingly built.

Li Xiang didn't want to alert them, and quickly left. To him, this was a trivial matter; the reason he kept these people around for the time being was to find out the coordinates of the new world.

As long as there is internet access in Los Santos, they will always be under Jiang Cai'er's surveillance. These outsiders only have a superficial understanding of Earth's technology, and they are exposed to Jiang Cai'er's sight every day without realizing it.

Li Xiang went to support Yaki Toto's base, helping Yaki Toto repel three waves of attacks from the alien beast army. He also subdued two Saint-level alien beasts, allowing them to lead their clans to guard the vicinity of Yaki Toto's base for protection.

Although Yaki Toto's area is a primitive tribe, after entering the apocalypse, Li Xiang also laid underground fiber optic cables here and installed some electronic devices, including cameras.

Many people in the primitive tribe, especially the young and middle-aged, have long since learned to use the internet. However, under the supervision of Yaki Toto, they practice breathing techniques and physical skills day and night and do not become addicted to games and short videos.

Thanks to the convenient holographic network, Yaki Toto video chats with his children living in Dungeon 03 almost every day to learn about their lives.

Yaki Toto's son, Tupa Kurakan, is now six years old and in first grade, while his daughter, Yasi Sacha, is four years old and in kindergarten.

Li Xiang's two sons, Li Yucheng (nickname Yiyi) and Li Zezhao (nickname Yangyang), are a bit older than Tupa Kulakan and are currently in the second grade of primary school. All three children attend the same primary school, Lijiacun Experimental Primary School, which is also the No. 1 Primary School in City 03.

Just by hearing the name, Lijiacun Experimental Primary School, you might think it's a rural primary school, but that's not the case. It's the best primary school in the entire City 03, and also the location of the power center in City 03.

The teachers here are almost all master's or doctoral graduates from prestigious universities, including many top students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities. The teachers of the breathing techniques course are all extraordinary individuals at level six or above.

Well, even though it's the apocalypse, many people still can't get into this elementary school.

Li Yuchen and Li Zezhao usually take good care of Tupa Kulakan.

As for Li Xiang's daughter, she is not even two years old yet and has not started kindergarten. Jiang Cai'er personally took charge, recruited staff, and opened a private early education center specifically for her daughter.

However, it's definitely not enough for just my daughter, so I opened the school to several nearby communities, inviting children from the neighborhood to come and accompany her.

Wow! When the nearby residents heard that the boss behind the scenes was Jiang Cai'er, they naturally signed up enthusiastically. There were more than 300 eligible children, which far exceeded the original plan of 80 students. In the end, Jiang Cai'er waved her hand and accepted them all, dividing them into twelve classes.

Six of the classes were named after plants, such as Maple Leaf Class, Dandelion Class, Bauhinia Class, and Hyacinth Class; the other six were named after animals, such as Starfish Class, Dolphin Class, Jellyfish Class, and Penguin Class.

Yao Yao was also curious as to why Yaki Toto's children had different surnames. Could it be that Yaki Toto had children with two different women, and the children took their respective mothers' surnames?

Li Xiang explained to her that it wasn't like that. Yaki Toto only had one wife, and his two children were also full siblings. However, the naming style in the South American rainforest differed from that of the outside world. They didn't always take the father's or mother's surname, but were influenced by various factors, such as religion, history, and traditional culture.

Although they have no history books, they have murals and customs passed down from generation to generation, which is also a kind of history, only it is not yet fully developed.

The same applies to religions; they usually have beliefs and worship various nature deities.

The name Tupa Kurakan represents both lightning and a wild beast, referring to the lightning god of the Andes Mountains and the sacred jaguar, while Yasi Sacha represents moonlight (the moon goddess, whose tears are said to turn into tributaries of the Amazon River) and dense forest. It is both mythological and characteristic of the local forest, which is in line with the local tribal traditions.

Yao Yao also longs for what her future child will be named, but the time is not yet right, and she cannot have a child yet.

Although Yao Yao has hundreds of clones, only her main body can get pregnant; the clones are actually infertile. This is a pity, otherwise, she would like to use several clones to get pregnant at the same time, giving birth to seven or eight, or even dozens, at once—that would be truly spectacular.

As for postpartum care and childcare, she has multiple people to manage it all; she doesn't even need anyone else's help.

Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui privately teased her, saying, "Don't even think about it, you can't have even one child now."

(End of this chapter)